Telephone chat calms rift between leaders

Yuan dispute with US seen to relax after Hu Jintao and Barack Obama hold conversation

BEIJING - Disagreements between China and the United States that once provoked fears of a trade war may be cooling down now after Friday's telephone conversation between Presidents Hu Jintao and Barack Obama.

The development came after China announced on Thursday Hu's plan to attend the Washington summit on global nuclear security scheduled later this month.